Marathon Rivalry Ends With Dorando Collapse At Longboat Victory
The 26 mile and 385 yard race in New York drew huge crowds as Longboat and Dorando battled to a fast pace. Dorando led early but Longboat surged ahead before Dorando collapsed near the finish amid cheers and a sea of spectators. Distinctive chants from Italian and Native American supporters filled the arena as trainers tended the exhausted runners.
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Racharad Croker
Durandéo
Crescent A C Edges Princeton In Practice Hockey
The Crescent Athletic Club hockey team defeated Princeton 2 to 1 at St Nicholas Rink in a practice game. Kennedy and Stuart scored for Crescent, while Coxe tied for Princeton. The CBC goalkeepers held firm as both sides failed to score in the opening minutes. St Paul School of Garden City travels to face St Nicholas tonight after Lawrenceville canceled due to scarlet fever at Lawrenceville.
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Princeton
St. Nicholas
Tigers
Stuart
Crescent
Kennedy
Hardy
Peacock
Crescents
Coxe
Se A. C
Peacock v
Brush Stuart
O'Rourke
Phillips Barer
Ace Eees
Roger Sn
St. Paul
Garden City
St. Nicholas Seven
Lawrenceville
Cornell Honors Kelley for Long Scrub Service in Football
Ithaca N Y Dec 15 The Cornell Athletic Council elected nineteen men to wear the varsity C in football. Included is E J Kelley who, though not in the eleven this fall, has been a scrub eleven member for four years and never missed a day of practice. The list also names Captain Walder O Rourke Cosgrove Wight Hutchinson Caldwell Gardner Shearer McCollum Bayer Mowe Hurlburt Tydeman Crosby Bell MacArthur Wood Leventry and Kelley The Cornell Daily Sun urged Kelley to receive the C for his sustained service and the action drew hearty approval from undergraduates.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell Athletic Council
E. J. Kelley
Walder
O'Rourke
Cosgrove
Wight
Hutchinson
Caldwell
Gardner
Shearer
McCollum
Bayer
Mowe
Hurlburt
Tydeman
Crosby
Bell
MacArthur
Wood
Leventry
Kelley
Cornell Daily Sun
Washington McKinney Sells Well at $16000
Trotting stallion Washington McKinney sold yesterday by Frank J. Kilpatrick to John Donovan of King Hill Stock Farm St Joseph Mo for 16000 dollars. Eight of his progeny set standard records at Santa Rosa California last summer establishing a world record.
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Washington McKinney
Frank J. Kilpatrick
John Donovan
King Hill Stock Farm
St. Joseph
Santa Rosa
Cal
Moran Too Much for Neil in Pacific Coast Title Bout
Owen Moran defended the featherweight title against Frankie Neil at the Armory Athletic Club in Boston. Moran controlled the twelve round fight from start to finish and landed heavy blows, sending Neil to the floor twice in round six.
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Boston
Mass
Owen Moran
England
Frankie Neil
Pacific Coast
Armory Athletic Club
Moran
Neil
Indoor football at Durland's tonight
An indoor football game will be played at the Durland Riding Academy tonight between teams from the Carteryou Club of Flatbush and the Ar ge Club of Homecrest. The Ar ge Club has not been beaten this year. The game will follow the weekly event.
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Durland Riding Academy
Carteryou Club
Flatbush
Arge Club
Homecrest
Ganzel Named Manager of Rochester Nine
Rochester announces that John Ganzel will manage the local nine next season after a contract agreement with the club. President Charles T Chapin confirmed the deal following a conference in the city.
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Rochester
John Ganzel
Cincinnati
Charles T Chapin
Distance race ends with collapse and lone finish by Longboat
In a standout distance race Longboat surged to the finish while Derande collapsed mid final mile suffering stomach distress. Longbowl increased pace leaving Derande behind as the Indian athlete pressed on with a contented look, the crowd cheering wildly at the Garden.
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Derande
Longboat
Corrigan Opens City Park Track for Test of Gambling Law
New Orleans City Park to host a six day running meet with about fifteen horses and bookmakers as a live test of the Locke gambling prohibition. Edward Corrigan backs the movement and controls City Park. Attorney E Howard McCaleb cites jurists who say racetrack gambling can occur in Louisiana without violating the Locke law.
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the Tribune
New Orleans
Edward Corrigan
City Park
E. Howard McCaleb
Louisiana
Locke
Conference on Racing Plans At Windsor Arcade
Representatives from about forty hunt clubs and amateur racing associations meet at Windsor Arcade to discuss conditions and plans for protected and expanded one and two day hunt club meetings. They aim to support sport amid Renew Hart law changes with possible Belmont Park Sheepshead Bay and other venue meetings. Officials expect decisions on next year’s schedule and stakes as plans evolve.
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Hunt Association
Windsor Arcade
Jockey Club
Belmont Park
Sheepshead Bay
Gravesend
Aqueduct
Saratoga
Empire City
Saratoga Racing Association
Garden workers dine reveal Garden’s high overhead at luncheon
At a Breslin Hotel luncheon, the Madison Square Garden show committee and Garden staff outline the heavy ongoing costs of running the venue. Managers and department heads described the extensive staff and machinery needed to host the January auto show at the Garden.
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Breslin
The
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James Young
Madison Square Garder Company
T. J. Reynolds
C. M Schroeder
Antoni Pelligrin
J. 5. Stewart
W. J. Paxson
P. Christenson
F. Froelich
W. Schroeder
F. W. Fenn
W. J. Brennan
D. S. Houghton
J. Ostrander
Enos Josephs
Charles Specht
J. Smith
M. J. Pike
T. Jones
G. Fisher
J. A. Smith
J. Weil
A. C. A. To Take Up Aeronautics
Negotiations between the Automobile Club of America and the Aeronautic Society result in an offer of rooms at the club for the society's weekly meeting starting tonight. The two groups are believed to cooperate after past independent moves in aviation.
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Automobile Club of America
The
Aeronautic Society
Automobile Club
Princeton Hockey Schedule Announced For Winter Series
Princeton University lists a busy winter slate including games against Williams College Yale Columbia and Harvard with venues in New York Pittsburg Short Hills and Short Hills New Jersey. The schedule shows multiple Yale contests and a Dartmouth clash in February.
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N. J
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Williams College
New York
Yale
Pittsburg
Columbia
Short Hills Hockey Club
Short Hills
Harvard
Dartmouth
Ordinance Bans Poolrooms in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles county supervisors consider an ordinance prohibiting poolrooms and betting parlors. It would make operating such venues a misdemeanor with a 590 dollar fine or six months in jail, reflecting a push to curb wagering on races.
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Los Angeles
Dee
Los Angeles County
Automobiles At New Jersey Meet Push Law Changes
North Jersey Automobile Club urges headlights on all cars and non residents’ license ease while criticizing unauthorized use of employers’ cars. Elizabeth Board of Trade likely to back similar reform. Harrisburg Motor Club plans four day reliability run in May with New York and Philadelphia stops. Women’s Motoring Club of New York to a two day Philadelphia run December 29 30 limited to women drivers with strict rider rules. Entry planks from Alexander Schwalbach secretary Thoroughfare Building.
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Newark
New Jersey
Newark Board of Trade
Elizabeth
Motor Club of
Harrisburg
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
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Women’s Motoring Club of
Alexander Schwalbach
Cuba to Buy American Cars Next Year
William Mitchell Lewis president of the Mitchell Motor Car Company Racine Wis arrived on the Ward Line steamer Havana and said Cuba will purchase over 1 500 000 dollars worth of American automobiles next year. He noted that previously only about 10 percent of Cuba’s cars were American made and forecasts that the coming year will see a majority of American cars shipped to Cuba with M P Marceau Havana agency placing orders for Mitchell cars and other American makes also favored with orders.
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William Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Motor Car Company
Racine
Wis
Ward Line
Havana
Mr. Lewis
M. P. Marceau
Malatos
Mitchell
Quakers Defeat Penn State 30 to 2 in Home Opener
Philadelphia December 15 University of Pennsylvania basketball team opened the season with a fast win over Pennsylvania State College scoring 30 to 2. Wallingford guard and center led the home squad in a one sided contest.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
Arnst wins world sculling title in New Zealand
R Arnst of New Zealand defeated W Webb of New Zealand in the world sculling championship by eight lengths in 19 minutes 62 seconds over three and a quarter miles. Arnst led throughout.
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New Zealand
Wangangi
North Island
R. Arnst
W. Webb
Arnst
Fiat Wins International Grand Prize Race Cup in Savannah
The Automobile Club of America awarded the gold Grand Prize Cup to E Rand Hollander of Fiat after Louis Wagner won the race in a Fiat car. Robert Lee Morrell presented the trophy amid a large Savannah audience including Mayor George Teideman and club officials. Medals were given to drivers Strang Seymour Mulford and De Palma. the Fiat car was exhibited.
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Automobile Club of America
Savannah
Robert Lee Morrell
E. Rand Hollander
Fiat Automobile Company
Louis Wagner
Fiat
E. H. Gary
George Teideman
F. C. Batter
W. B. Stillwell
Automobile Club of Savannah
Harvey Granger
Strang
Seymour
Mulford
de Palma
Morrell
Hollander
Winthrop E. Scarritt
Dramatic Bowling Series Sparks Amateur League
Jersey City edges Columbia in a tight three game set by small margins with a final game decided by one pin. New York Athletic Club narrowly loses to Passaic as Adams and Arnold excel for Winged Foot with tight scores and late frame drama.
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Amateur Athletic Bowling League
Jersey City
Columbia
Meyer
New York Athletic Club
Passaic Club
Passaic
New York
New Yorkers
Adams
Arnold
Winged Foot Club
College Hockey Schedule Revised by Intercollegiate League
The Intercollegiate Hockey League announced changes to the remaining games as Yale Princeton and others adjust dates. Harvard Dartmouth moves to January at Cambridge and several pairings shift to February with Yale Princeton February 13 and Yale Harvard February 20.
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Princeton
Harvard
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Columbia-Harvard
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Columbia- Dartmouth
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Columbia-Yale
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Navy May Play Vanderbilt Next Season
Annapolis December 15 The Tribune reports it is expected that Vanderbilt University of Nashville will appear on the Naval Academy football schedule next season. The two programs met in 1907 ending 6 to 6 and both schools sought a rematch last season but Vanderbilt limited trips. next season Michigan travels to Nashville and Vanderbilt is likely to visit Annapolis.
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Naval Academy
Vanderbilt
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Navy Colliers Bids Spark Close Competition
Navy Department bids for a new steel steam collier on the Pacific Coast run a tight race with five firms submitting ten plans. Cramp Shipbuilding offered the low bid at $775.60 with a twenty month timeline, but the board will choose the bid best suited to the navy’s needs.
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Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Philadelphia
Sears
Didders
Board On Construction
Shift of Twenty Thousand Troops Outlined by General Bell
Washington, Dec. 15 orders issued by General Bell chief of staff outline the movement of about twenty thousand regular army troops over the next year. Homecomings from Cuba and the Philippines are planned, with numerous cavalry and infantry units sailing to the Philippines and deploying to various forts in the United States upon return. The schedule lists sail dates from March 5, 1918 through October 5, 1919 and stations at Fort Ethan Allen, Fort D. A. Russell, Fort Des Moines, Fort Wayne, Presidio of Monterey, and other posts. The dates mainly refer to 1918 and 1919 unless stated otherwise.
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Whipple Tarracks
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